| 02 July 2010
Gerald Anton Herrera was one of the many participants in the AllisFighter iPlayWinner Online Ranbats tournament series. He was one of the top Rose players in the tournament and won two tournaments in the series. However, it wasn't enough to claim the season championship. The video above has his final match in the tournament, against Stoic.
Earlier this week, I asked him about his experience in the tournament series and what type of player that he is.
GLENN: How did you find out about the online tournament, and how excited were you to participate?
ANTON: JuniorMints (the tournament organizer) just told me to join. I was just there to have a bit more competition than online ranked match when I'm home, ha ha.
GLENN: Do you participate in live tournaments, or are you strictly an online guy, and why?
ANTON: I go to locals as much as I am able too. Being 15 and all, it's pretty hard to get rides/full trust from my parents.
GLENN: Stoic used Rose against you in that last grand finals. Did you see that as a slight or a chance to prove to people that you have the better or best Rose?
ANTON: No. The match is moot. It's really a ticking time bomb. It's about who knows their characters in and out. And apparently, he didn't know about the glitches that Rose has, including the glitch where she can walk forward and not get hit with slides that aren't heavy.
GLENN: I think you went almost Rose the whole way. Why Rose?
ANTON: I felt bad for her. She saw NO play last game. So I decided to prove everyone wrong and just went with her ha ha. (not to mention that I used her in the alpha series - she was the most appealing looking character haha.)
GLENN: Did you use Rose in regular SF4? How much does Ultra 2 help you?
ANTON: Yes I did use her >.> U2 is arguably the most versatile (best) ultra in the game.
GLENN: You seemed to sit back in matches but once you got and activated Ultra 2, you became aggressive. Is that the way you like to play?
ANTON: It's the way you saw me play. Honestly, I couldn't take him (Stoic) seriously. I knew he won the Ranbat, so I decided to taunt. If you really want to see my play, watch me play some player that I can take seriously.
GLENN: Are you going to Evolution? Who do you think will win it?
ANTON: I would, it's only 2-3 hours away from me. I cannot play though. I'm an X-Box 360 pad player (who btw wants some dual-mod controller modding please). Also, I'm 15, so I can't really sign up without a parent's permission and again, I'm 15, I don't think my parents would ever really let me go unless they have something to pull off on the same weekend. And just because I'm realistic, someone from Japan or Justin Wong will win :).
